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COVID-19 Update: Exercise Vigilance | Vaccine Eligibility | Travel Reminder
Dear Students, Families, Faculty and Staff: This time of year, as temperatures rise and the sun shines, there is always a palpable energy on our campus. Of course, this is Central New York. In other words, for those first-year students…
Activities for the Weekend of March 11-14
Dear Students and Families: It’s beginning to feel a bit like spring here in Central New York. With warmer weather, there are even more opportunities to get outside and explore all our campus, the City of Syracuse and Onondaga County…
COVID One Year Later: Insights from the Military-Connected Community
By Misty Stutsman Fox and Rosalinda Vasquez Maury, researchers with Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) The changes our nation has experienced, both at home and abroad, are considerable and hastening. Economic conditions are uncertain, the federal…
Anti-Asian Bias and Hate
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: Since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been a disturbing rise in anti-Asian bias and hate in our country. It is revealed in a variety of ways—verbal harassment, physical attacks and others. All of…
“How Can Blackness Construct America?”
Sekou Cooke, assistant professor in the School of Architecture, had his work featured in The New York Times piece “How Can Blackness Construct America?” The article highlights a new show at MoMA in New York City, which features a collective…
Additional Guidance on Vaccine Eligibility
Dear Members of the Syracuse University Community: I am writing as a follow up to the message I shared Tuesday regarding New York State’s expansion of vaccine eligibility. We have secured further guidance from the state’s Department of Health related to those…
Professor Vir Phoha Examines Ethics of Facial Recognition Software
The use of facial recognition technology has been controversial and it has been criticized as being prone to misuse and reinforcing existing biases. Cities across the United States have been banning the use of facial recognition software and in the…
‘Partnerships Needed to Support the Military-to-Civilian Transition’
Nicholas Armstrong, managing director of research and data at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, wrote an op-ed for The Hill titled “Partnerships needed to support the military-to-civilian transition.” Armstrong is also an adjunct professor of public administration and…
Syracuse University Announces Updated Lacrosse Attendance Plan
On Saturday, March 6, Syracuse University became the first major college in New York State to pilot COVID prevention protocols designed to support safely reopening our stadium to fans, beginning first with Syracuse University students. As a result, nearly 250…
University Lectures Continue March 17 With Arts and Culture Agent Stephanie Johnson-Cunningham
The University Lectures continue its 20th season with a presentation by Stephanie Johnson-Cunningham, an agent for arts and culture, on Wednesday, March 17. Syracuse University’s premier speaker series, the University Lectures bring to Syracuse University audience members and the larger…